Human Rights Support Solutions 2024: Our Impact

A refugee-led organisation based in Nottingham which works to empower African women in the UK, primarily refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. They provide a platform for social interaction, integration, and skill development through a variety of programmes, and strive to create an environment where African women can thrive.

Together with AWEF we created booklet to raise awareness of the Human Rights Act for women refugees, migrants and asylum seekers from African and ethnic minority communities living in the UK. The booklet would explore five rights in relation to discrimination, migration status, treatment in asylum accommodation, and treatment by police and health services. The booklet would contain stories from AWEF members as well as steps to help readers identify and raise human rights concerns.

A self-advocacy charity in South Wales that supports people with learning disabilities to be involved in co-producing, co-designing and co-evaluating health and social care services in order for them to have
voice, choice and control over their lives.

With Cwm Taf People First we co-developed a human rights card game for people with learning disabilities. The game takes real life stories provided by Cwm Taf People First’s members and taken from BIHR’s wider work, with the aim of the game being for players to decide which human rights apply to each story. The stories, game instructions and rights cards would be in Easy Read format to help people to understand and take part in the game.

An organisation based in Belfast created by and for refugees and asylum seekers. They offer a welcoming space for women to connect, support each other and build community life by providing training opportunities, running family outings, and giving advice and advocacy
support to its members.

Together with Bomoko NI we designed a pocket-sized folded leaflet for asylum seeker and refugee families in Northern Ireland focusing on how the Human Rights Act can be used to challenge unfair decisions relating to housing. Bomoko NI’s members experience difficulties in this area, and wanted a concise physical resource with information about two key rights, real-life stories showing how the rights apply, and tips for how to raise a human rights issue.

A community interest company supporting families whose children have additional needs and disabilities living in Gloucestershire. Their work is about ensuring those families are recognised, supported with opportunities, have a voice in the decision-making processes which affect their lives, and are empowered to be effective advocates in their
interactions with health, social care, and education services.

We worked with the Parent and Carer Alliance on a detailed but easy-to-use guide exploring the legal duties that officials in health, care, education and local councils have under the Human Rights Act, with a focus on wellbeing, choice, family and community connection, dignity and nondiscrimination. This would include practical tools to help readers advocate for human rights, including template letters and signposting for more support.